Brampton

Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ ^IATA) in Mississauga is located immediately to the south-east of Brampton. From the airport a taxi costs $45, and takes about 30 minutes, all depending on traffic. Brampton Transit runs Airport Express (route 115) buses from Pearson Airport to Bramalea City Centre.

See also: Rail travel in Canada

• 🌍 Brampton station, 31 Church Street West. (updated Aug 2023)
  • VIA Rail Canada, toll-free: +1-888-842-7245. Operates many intercity trains across Canada. (updated Apr 2022) Operates a route daily between Sarnia and Toronto including stops in London, St. Marys, Stratford, Kitchener, Guelph, Georgetown, and Brampton, and Mississauga.

Main article: GO Transit

GO Transit, ☏ +1-416-869-3200, toll-free: +1-888-438-6646. Operates bus and rail commuter/regional transit within and near the Greater Toronto Area. (updated May 2022)

GO Transit provides commuter rail and bus service to Brampton.

There are three GO train stations in Brampton: Bramalea, which serves the eastern end of Brampton; Brampton station, which serves central Brampton; and Mount Pleasant, which serves the western end of Brampton.

• The Kitchener route operates trips most of the day from Monday to Friday between Toronto and Brampton including stops in Mississauga. On those days, trips travel between Toronto and Kitchener including stops in Mississauga (Malton), Brampton, Georgetown, Acton, and Guelph mostly toward Toronto in the morning rush and toward Kitchener in the afternoon rush, but with a few extra round trip runs during the day and evening. The trip by train from Toronto Union Station takes 35 minutes.

When GO trains are not running, they are replaced by GO buses serving the same area, however these buses generally run to and from Yorkdale and York Mills subway stations to the north of downtown Toronto instead of Union Station. Trains and buses run about every 20 minutes during rush hour and about every hour outside of rush hour.

Brampton Transit bus route 501 Züm Queen (operated by Brampton Transit) links Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station to downtown Brampton. Note: If boarding a Züm bus at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, pay or validate your fare on the Züm bus; do not use platform ticketing/payment machines on the platform as they are for another public transit operator.

Brampton Transit. provides local bus service in Brampton including the Züm express bus service. Some routes extend into neighbouring municipalities. Fares (including for Züm buses) can be paid by credit, debit or Presto card or exact cash. Riders may also pay by tapping a credit or debit card on the Presto reader in which case the cash fare will be charged. Presto card fares: adults (ages 20-64) $3.40, youth (ages 13-19) $2.80, child (ages 6-12) $2.00, seniors (ages 65+) $1.75; cash, credit or debit (ages 6+) $4.50. Children ages 0-5 ride fare-free with a paying adult.. (updated Apr 2024)

If transferring from GO Transit to Brampton Transit (BT) to complete a trip, the BT fare will be free when using a Presto card or a credit or debit card. Just tap your card on both transit systems to get the free BT fare. When using a Presto, credit or debit card to transfer from BT to GO Transit, the BT fare will be refunded to your card at the end of your trip.

A fare allows for 2 hours of travel on Brampton Transit including changing BT buses, or transferring to connecting local public transit in Milton (Ontario), Mississauga (Miway), York Region (YRT) and Toronto (TTC). If paying by cash, ask for a "transfer" to use as a paper receipt, except for the TTC which does not accept BT paper transfers. For Presto, credit and debit card users, transfer info is automatically tracked to your card when you tap on, including for the TTC.

Brampton prides itself as the "Flower City", with several gardens open to the public. The city has a PDF brochure for a Brampton Floral Self-Guided Tour, with some of the gardens summarized here:

• 🌍 Gage Park, 45 Main St S (at Wellington St W, SW corner). Floral gardens, large trees, gazebo and fountain. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 Charles F. Watson and Family Park, 398 Main St S (at Pine Village Pkwy, SE corner; parking at Shoppers World). Flower garden below street level. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Donald M. Gordon Chinguacousy Park (Chinguacousy Park), 9050 Bramalea Road (at Queen St E, south end of the park). Gardens, greenhouse, ponds, petting zoo. (updated Oct 2023)
• 🌍 Toronto Ontario Temple (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), 10060 Bramalea Rd (at Bovaird Dr E, NW corner). Open during the growing season, Su Tu-F noon-8PM, Sa 8AM-8PM. Flower garden with fountains, the gardens on four hectares (10 acres of land). No smoking, sports or picnicking on the grounds. (updated Aug 2018)

Because of the presence of many modern buildings, Brampton's downtown does not quite have the quaint heritage image of towns such as Newmarket, Port Hope or Brockville. Despite that, the Brampton website provides stories and photos of several dozen buildings with historic importance in the downtown. Here are some of the heritage buildings. Many of the buildings listed here are not open to the general public, but all can be viewed from a public sidewalk.

• 🌍 Old Fire Hall, 2 Chapel St. Built in 1854, this municipal building was used as the village market, as a fire engine house, and by 1860 as Village Council Chambers (second floor). The building has a tower perhaps for hanging fire hoses to dry. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Peel Country Courthouse, 3 Wellington St E (at Main St S). Built in 1866, the courthouse features an onion-shaped copula. Next to it, at 7 and 9 Wellington, are the Peel County Registry Office (1890) and the Peel County Jail (also 1866), both of which today house the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Alderlea, 41 Elizabeth St S (west side of Gage Park). A Victorian house built in the Italianate Villa style in 1867. Used today for group events. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Dominion Building, 8 Queen St E (at Garden Square). Built in 1889 by the federal government, the building used to house a post office and a customs house. It has a textured stone facade and a clock tower with the royal coat of arms just below. Today, a coffee shop occupies the ground floor. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Carnegie Library, 55 Queen St E (at Chapel St). Built in 1906, this is one of 156 free libraries in Canada that were financed by the Carnegie Institute between 1881 and 1917. Today, the building is owned by the City of Brampton and is used by the Brampton Concert Band for rehersals. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Grand Trunk Railway Station (Brampton GO station), 15 Church St W. Built for the Grand Trunk Railway in 1907, and later acquired by Canadian National Railways, the station is still in use today for Via Rail and GO Transit passenger trains. The main entrance to the station is framed by a pair of small, round castle-style towers. (updated Aug 2018)

It seems that all the churches in downtown Brampton are 19th-century heritage buildings. For most, you don't need a map to find them as the tend to be prominent landmarks.

• 🌍 Grace United Church, 156 Main St N (just north of Church St). Opened in 1867. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 Christ Church, 4 Elizabeth St N. Built in 1875. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 First Baptist Church, 2 Wellington St E (just east of Main St S). Built in 1876. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 44 Church St E (at Union St). Completed in 1881 and constructed of Credit Valley stone. (updated Aug 2018)
• 🌍 St Paul's United Church, 30 Main St S (at John St). Built in 1885 using Credit Valley Brownstone with multi-coloured slate roof. (updated Aug 2018)

If you want to work out, Goodlife Fitness and LA Fitness offer day passes for $15. If it is your first visit it might also be possible to sign up for a cheap or free trial on their websites.

A cheap and easy option is the community centres where you can just show up and pay the entry fee in cash.

• 🌍 Cassie Campbell Community Centre, 1050 Sandalwood Pkwy W, ☏ +1 905-840-4041. $10 for fitness, $2.50 for swimming. 
• 🌍 Chinguacousy Wellness Centre (next to Brampton Civic Hospital). M-F 5:45AM-10PM, Sa 6:45AM-8PM, Su 7:45AM-8PM. $8.90 for fitness.